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The 50 million missing women.

Gautam N Allahbadia1

  • 1Rotunda - The Center For Human Reproduction, Bandra, Mumbai, India. gautam@rotundaivf.com

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
|November 1, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Gender selection, including female infanticide and sex-selective abortion, is causing millions of "missing" women in India. This review examines sex selection methods and medical practices in Southeast Asia.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Demography
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Gender selection is a significant issue in India and China, contributing to millions of missing women.
  • Key factors include female infanticide, preferential treatment for boys, and maternal mortality.
  • Prenatal sex determination followed by abortion of female fetuses is exacerbating skewed sex ratios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review available methods for sex selection.
  • To highlight current medical practices concerning sex selection in Southeast Asia.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of sex selection techniques.
  • Analysis of medical practices in Southeast Asia.

Main Results:

  • Estimates suggest 2 to 5 million female fetuses are aborted annually in India.
  • The review synthesizes various sex selection methods and their prevalence.

Conclusions:

  • Gender selection poses a severe threat to the demographic balance in affected regions.
  • Urgent attention to medical practices and ethical considerations is required.
Keywords:
Genetics and Reproduction

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